The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-01-05


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the - agreeable, even relazlng nus nar ;
plIL,'' s1serve and inviting an the young
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70 ps e., 11troduced 70 nus niece.
A.sRQngh Rose vas very sweep ana
gracious to all her guests, no one became
at all familiar with her, and finally all att
3telnpP ut intimacy ceased, sand she was
lett TO the companio onstip Of her Uncle and
her Old nurse. e = = =
+ ffffls 81
But active preparations for war. soon
! banis1ed an minor TOPICS. The young
men were getting ready To- ioin their
ships privateers were being fitted out
and the whole country was wild with eS.
citeuent. -
Our village became almost deserted Q
EVERY vessel of any size was manned and
ednipbed VIII, e1irs and arnrn,,nition. and,
sent DIT 10 meet tl,ss enemy and an the
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Anout the MIDDLE OF gctoper l a %atcner
on the fln saw nan-ot-war meaning lot
our haroor- he gazed with almost
5reathless anxiety 9nsll WIN nus glass ne
ae'scrleu 8, the A.nglsh u, nag nag az her mast.
lhen ne rrsneo down the sUeep road
INTO the main street, shouting: 8
L. The British are conlmgl Save your
selves!
All at once was noise and confusion.
The men left their work, the women
forsook their spinning wheels, and all
ran to the beach or to the wharves.
Yes, it was true; she had anchored out
] side the harbor, and, too large to enter
herself, we could see large boat Just
j leaving her hlled with men. who would
probably land and plunder. perhaps burn.
I or1r Village. Resistance was useless. for
tba sbin To,,1d easily she'll fine whole town
lvino- ne she did at tho month of tIe I,ar,.
/ bor. b1lt little more than a mile away.
ItIad been manned long before that in
| ease of invasion the neoT,le should take
i their Svalnahles and f1ee 70 the woods for
safetv.
So as quickly as possible the large hay
+. carts yvere, brought out. the best feather
/ beds were hastily thrown into them. the
| fan clocks were nlaced on ton. as many
women and children as conld be were
niletl in. each carrying n pillow case con-
taininq some vatnables. the horses were
whipped into a gallon and the procession
started llelter skeiter for the woods.
The servants of Souir. C,,shnan shared
the general alarm, and as the squire was
away from home. they, too. prepared for
aig5s and and urged the bousekeeper sci, to mack pss
q mn the silver. and. talzine Miss Rose and
her nitrse. TO hasten to a place of safety
j with, them. But when she went to the
q young iady,s chamber she foilI,ds Ilel
watching the incoming boat with eager
eyes, and she firmly refused to leave the
house,
i They are not enemies to me, she
said. 'EThey are from dear old England,
my home, and viii not run from them
even if the whole village goes. ~ s
The housekeeper tried to reason with
her, but IN VAN, and not daring to leave